19991230038549I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Marion, IL · December 30, 1999

Date: December 30, 1999 · 07:05 local
Place: Marion, IL
Airport: Williamson County Regional
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BNHA
Aircraft: N14268
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,450 total245 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N14268Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4828 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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IGL1920000010-N14268 departed mwa at 1400UTC. The pilot reported that as he was climbing through 2500 feet, and approximately 5 miles north of the mwa airport, he noted a sudden loss of right engine fuel flow with an immediate loss of right power. The pilot initiated a return to the mwa airport and attempted a restart of the right engine which was not successful. He completed the engine shutdown checklist and returned, with the right engine shutdown and feathered, to the mwa airport for a landing without further incident. Subsquent investigation of the right engine by a mechanic, revealed that the fuel line form the injector to the manifold valve was loose at the injector. The line was retorqued, the engine was started on the gound and operation satisfactorily. The aircraft was reutrned to service. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

IGL1920000010-N14268 DEPARTED MWA AT 1400UTC. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 2500 FEET, AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF THE MWA AIRPORT, HE NOTED A SUDDEN LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FLOW WITH AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF RIGHT POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A RETURN TO THE MWA AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART OF THE RIGHT ENGINE WHICH WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE COMPLETED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED, WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED, TO THE MWA AIRPORT FOR A LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE BY A MECHANIC, REVEALED THAT THE FUEL LINE FORM THE INJECTOR TO THE MANIFOLD VALVE WAS LOOSE AT THE INJECTOR. THE LINE WAS RETORQUED, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED ON THE GOUND AND OPERATION SATISFACTORILY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REUTRNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.